Hasselblad 50mm F4 lens
Apr 5, 2019 23:12:17 #
wnagel
Loc: Fair Oaks, CA
I am reviving my Hasselblad 500C. Has anyone used the 50mm F4 lens? What is your opinion?
Apr 5, 2019 23:30:35 #
I used a number of them since 1970. The early models as well as the later T* and current versions. It's a fine lens and the standard medium wide angle for the Hasselbald system. The earlier models and more metal in the barrel and shutter construction. The later modes had a bit more plastic. Optically, the were all good.
My first basic kit consisted of the 50, 80, and the 150. I used the system for decades for portraiture, wedding and commercial photography- it never let me down.
My first basic kit consisted of the 50, 80, and the 150. I used the system for decades for portraiture, wedding and commercial photography- it never let me down.
Apr 6, 2019 03:01:43 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
I have the 50mm f/4 Sonnar T* . Great lens, as are all of my 'Blad lenses.
Apr 6, 2019 10:32:51 #
Apr 6, 2019 11:05:08 #
wnagel wrote:
I am reviving my Hasselblad 500C. Has anyone used the 50mm F4 lens? What is your opinion?
Super sharp lens. I miss my Hassy set up.
Apr 6, 2019 12:21:32 #
I've used that lens on my 500c, as well as my D700 and D800e. I haven't tried it on my D850 yet, but that will happen. As with any Zeiss lens, it's great.
--Bob
--Bob
wnagel wrote:
I am reviving my Hasselblad 500C. Has anyone used the 50mm F4 lens? What is your opinion?
Apr 6, 2019 12:36:57 #
Obviously,if you want a wide angle lens, or any othere focal length, for you Hasselbald, you have no choices as to the brand. There are no aftermarket or third party lenses that will interface with the system. There were some Russian made prisms that fit the 500C bodies but the back and lenses are not compatible. So...you are stuck with all the great Zeiss glass- not a bad place to be stuck in.
There are othere wide angles lenses which I have owned and used extensively. There is the 30 mm which is a full frame fisheye. The 40mm is a superwide and the 60mm which fall in between a moderate wide angle and the normal 80mm. I found the 60mm was my favorite for certin kinds of press work and wedding candids. The 60 is also great for certin kinds of environmental portraiture where you want to include the backgroud in sharp focus.
There are othere wide angles lenses which I have owned and used extensively. There is the 30 mm which is a full frame fisheye. The 40mm is a superwide and the 60mm which fall in between a moderate wide angle and the normal 80mm. I found the 60mm was my favorite for certin kinds of press work and wedding candids. The 60 is also great for certin kinds of environmental portraiture where you want to include the backgroud in sharp focus.
Apr 6, 2019 13:53:39 #
Apr 6, 2019 17:30:47 #
Pablo8 wrote:
I have the 50mm f/4 Sonnar T* . Great
lens, as are all of my 'Blad lenses.
I have the 50mm f/4 Sonnar T* . Great
lens, as are all of my 'Blad lenses.
There were no Sonnar WA for SLRs.
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Apr 6, 2019 19:19:45 #
petercbrandt
Loc: New York City, Manhattan
I have the 40mm, 60mm, 80mm, 150mm and 250mm(silver & black). All were great!!!
Apr 6, 2019 19:29:35 #
Timmers
Loc: San Antonio Texas.
The original 50 Distagon f4 needs to be handled carefully, a sudden side ways shock can knock the floating center element out of alignment causing a loos of sharpness. It is not terribly delicate but no rough handling or it as to be worked on.
Hasselblads are that fine old tradition, everyone loves them. The rival to the 'H' was the Rollei SL66, it was superior in every regard and had but one short coming and that was it did not take a Polaroid Pack Film back. That film is pretty much no longer so with that one item off the table you will find the SL 66 superior to anything H offers.
Hasselblads are that fine old tradition, everyone loves them. The rival to the 'H' was the Rollei SL66, it was superior in every regard and had but one short coming and that was it did not take a Polaroid Pack Film back. That film is pretty much no longer so with that one item off the table you will find the SL 66 superior to anything H offers.
Apr 6, 2019 21:32:01 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
Timmers wrote:
The original 50 Distagon f4 needs to be handled ca... (show quote)
Especially the drop front which allows you to take some advantage of the Scheimpflug principle for depth of field.
Apr 6, 2019 22:33:06 #
The 50 is a superb lens, and generally at the wide end for the usual trio, 50-80-150. But honestly, the 250 is really really sharp, contrasty and overall good. Can't go wrong. But the 50's hood is often elusive.It uses series filters, don't remember which size.
Apr 7, 2019 00:33:38 #
Timmers wrote:
The original 50 Distagon f4 needs to be handled ca... (show quote)
We had a Rollei SL66 in the studio for years. Great camera, fine lenses, reversible lens for macro and front standard tilt. Rotating prism mount was handy too. Problem was the limited flash synchronization- problematic for flash fill situations. The film magazines were not a rugged as the Hasselblad ones.
So the Rollei lived in the studio and came out for some architectural assignments and the Hasselblads were our location workhorses- press and wedding coverages, out-of doors fashion shoots wtc. The images quality we got out of both systems was very close.
Apr 7, 2019 04:16:28 #
Pablo8
Loc: Nottingham UK.
User ID wrote:
There were no Sonnar WA for SLRs.
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Sorry (User ID) My mistake. was mixing the 50mm with the 250mm lens, here attached. Glad to see that someone is "on the ball". I'll stand in my darkroom holding both lenses at arms length, till I can remember which is which, without turning the light on. (I don't do "Hail Marys")
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